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Willa Cather Timeline
… and is buried near a crossroads. Cather, on whom almost nothing was lost, will later use this event in one of her … Nebraska State Journal . Her first regular column appears under the heading “One Way of Putting It.” Silas Garber’s … — Knopf publishes Cather’s only book of essays, Not Under Forty . In the book’s introduction, Cather states that for …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… stamp September 6, 2023 In 1969, the Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors pursued a series of postage … to hear Regional Postmaster General Clarence B. Gels speak about Willa Cather. Also in the audience were relatives of … F. Wackerla employed 34 extra workers to help his regular staff handle the 600,000 First Day of Issue stamps. Ten Red …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 09/07/2023
A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society
… of supporting in a financial way the things you care about.” Considering this, it’s not surprising that when … trip to Egypt in 2015, they made sure that the Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was included in their estate plans. As … is a testament to Cather, the town, Board members, and staff who make things happen – but from their own …
Posted: 07/13/2016
Last Updated: 03/06/2023
Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a … an Opera House show or to look at contemporary art in our gallery or visit the prairie, I hope they understand that …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023
Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of … p. 1 Staff p. 1 Museum News and Donors p. 1 Interesting Visitors p. 2 Nebraska Activities and Publications p. 2 … TITLE: "Dissolved into Something Complete and Great": The Cathers and the Beginnings of Webster County AUTHOR: Ann …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023
Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest
… Image Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest September 27, 2022 There … Kyle. The news came from Dr. Kyle’s son, Alex Kyle, who shared that he had escorted his father to Nebraska in 2019 for … the Kyles ventured to Red Cloud to see the National Willa Cather Center, participate in a guided tour, and …
Posted: 09/27/2022
Last Updated: 12/20/2022
Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… Image Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker October 30, … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means … in almost all of these things is an intense desire to keep learning and creating—sometimes the more challenging the …
Posted: 10/24/2022
Last Updated: 11/22/2022
56th Annual Spring Conference
… of popular music, movies, and books, to her writings about actresses and opera stars, Cather regularly engaged … festive programming based on the conference theme,” said Foundation Board of Governors member and Conference … of the most exciting features of a spring conference. The staff and the Board of Governors, assisted by Red Cloud …
Posted: 12/29/2014
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner
… and Education Specialist Rachel Olsen. This event came about from Karr’s summer 4-H project, the idea to share a … she said. As part of its mission, the Willa Cather Foundation helps support K-12 educational initiatives by … about our Educational Resources or contact our education staff for information on curriculum, scholarships, research, …
Posted: 10/22/2019
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection Returns to Red Cloud
… Cloud February 28, 2019 On February 28, 2019, Willa Cather Foundation staff members accepted a special delivery as History … cousin, Kyd Clutter. Additional archival items include about two hundred letters written by Cather to friends and …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022